Chinese export silver tea caddy, ca 1900. Baluster with drum-form neck and cover. Chased and repousse bamboo and blossoming prunus branches on stippled ground. Plain band at shoulder. Also plain are foot rim, neck, and cover sides. Cover top has circular frame (vacant). Fully marked with Chinese characters and letters HC for Hung Chong, who was active in Canton and Shanghai. Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x D 3 1/2 in. Weight: 8.5 troy ounces. The item “Export Tea Caddy Antique China Trade Asian Box Chinese Silver Hung Chong” is in sale since Friday, June 22, 2018. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Non-U.S. Silver\Asia”. The seller is “nelson-and-nelson-antiques” and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Composition: Chinese Silver
- Type: Tea Caddy
- Age: 1850-1899
- Brand: Hung Chong
- Style: Export